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Kartemquin Oscar party celebrates a winning tradition
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Kartemquin Oscar party celebrates a winning tradition

By Daniel Patton Feb 27, 2019
"Minding the Gap's" Oscar nomination is part of a Chicago filmmaking tradition that dates back a half-century Although a pair of VIP’s were noticeably absent from ...
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Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema, March 12 – April 24
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Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema, March 12 – April 24

From 11th Street Lot Feb 15, 2019
Consolidated series presents premieres, partner screenings, special guests and sixteen films, from across the Asian continent Non-profit pan-Asian film organization...
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Chicago Digital Media Production Fund open for biz
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Chicago Digital Media Production Fund open for biz

From Chicago Filmmakers Feb 14, 2019
Artists with "varying levels of experience" encouraged to apply for grants ranging up to $18K by March 25 The Chicago Digital Media Production Fund (CDMPF) applicati...
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Antongiorgi to perform at “F*** Your Hair” screening
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Antongiorgi to perform at “F*** Your Hair” screening

From One City Films Feb 14, 2019
Singer who wrote Spanish version of “America the Beautiful” will appear with One City Films at SPACE in Evanston   Sandra Antongiorgi, a rising Chicago arti...
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Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters
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Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters

By Daniel Patton Feb 14, 2019
George Bogdanich’s new documentary explores how the Justice Department’s greed, corruption, and overreach resulted in tragedy George Bogdanich’s 2019 documentary, Bet...
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Chicago Film Scene growing in Lincoln Park
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Chicago Film Scene growing in Lincoln Park

By Daniel Patton Feb 12, 2019
If you show up on a Wednesday, there's a good chance you'll be working on a set by the weekend It took little more than a year for Max Brudvig to grow The Chicago Fil...
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Facets’ 2nd Annual Religion in the Frame Film Festival
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Facets’ 2nd Annual Religion in the Frame Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Feb 8, 2019
Screenings of “First Reformed” and “The Passion of Joan of Arc” are among the week-long program’s scheduled events Facets will explore the meaning of faith...
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‘Among Wolves’ week-long screening at Music Box
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‘Among Wolves’ week-long screening at Music Box

By Reel Chicago Feb 6, 2019
"Gorgeous ... intimate" Chicago-produced doc tells of Bosnian War veterans who find peace while defending a herd of wild horses To celebrate the release of Among Wol...
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Chicago Feminist Film Festival, Feb 27 – March 1
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Chicago Feminist Film Festival, Feb 27 – March 1

By Reel Chicago Feb 5, 2019
Fourth annual run premieres the doc, “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché” about the world’s first female director Columbia College Chicago will ...
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Tony Hawk helps spread “Concrete Dreams”
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Tony Hawk helps spread “Concrete Dreams”

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2019
Chicago-made skatepark doc gains widespread distribution on legendary athlete’s YouTube channel Concrete Dreams, a documentary about public skateparks written and dir...
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Four Chicago Children’s Fest films earn Oscar noms
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Four Chicago Children’s Fest films earn Oscar noms

From Facets Jan 23, 2019
Facets’ annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival continues long tradition of programming excellence Four of the five films nominated for the Best Anima...
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Cow Lamp acquires “Quarter Life Crisis”
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Cow Lamp acquires “Quarter Life Crisis”

By Joey Filer Jan 15, 2019
New doc investigates the mental health of Millennials and its relationship to changes in technology and the economy Cow Lamp Films acquired the distribution right...
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Tessa Films’ “Work In Progress” to screen at Sundance
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Tessa Films’ “Work In Progress” to screen at Sundance

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2019
Chicago-made pilot is one of four “highly original series-kickoff episodes” that will be featured during the festival’s Indie Episodic Program Tessa Films' W...
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Yearlong Cuban film series comes to Chicago
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Yearlong Cuban film series comes to Chicago

From Full Spectrum Features Jan 11, 2019
Cuban filmmakers, journalists, and scholars scheduled to interact with U.S. audiences Full Spectrum Features (FSF), Americas Media Initiative (AMI), and Athenaeum The...
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Thanksgiving break: holiday viewing suggestions
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Thanksgiving break: holiday viewing suggestions

By Daniel Patton Nov 21, 2018
From hip-hop snow angels to Lego parades, an adult-sized portion of casually-vetted Chicago content to help readers get the most out of the holiday Falling onto a cou...
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Chicago-made ‘Curtains’ rolls through festival circuit
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Chicago-made ‘Curtains’ rolls through festival circuit

By Joey Filer Nov 16, 2018
“People would like to see Denim Underwear, Hula-hoop, or The Phases of the Moon play.” Gar Hoover More than a year after production, Beth and Gar Hoover’s ...
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‘Ginger’ director completes film despite cancer diagnosis
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‘Ginger’ director completes film despite cancer diagnosis

By Joey Filer Nov 14, 2018
Many parts of the film are taken from co-director Melissa Boratyn’s life or reflect struggles facing young adults fighting cancer Chicago-based filmmaker Meli...
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Chicago artist sings ‘America La Hermosa’ for protest doc
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Chicago artist sings ‘America La Hermosa’ for protest doc

By Daniel Patton Nov 13, 2018
“It really kind of makes sense about where we are today … we are a nation of immigrants … we need to be the standard bearers of fairness” Sandra Antongiorgi &...
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Chi Comedy Fest opens with AARP doc on Jesus Trejo
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Chi Comedy Fest opens with AARP doc on Jesus Trejo

By Joey Filer Nov 9, 2018
  “You know, I’ve got two kids, ages 70 and 71.” Jesus Trejo   The 8th annual Chicago Comedy Film Festival, which takes place from November 9 to 11, is...
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‘Art of Motivation’ at Chicago Comedy Film Festival
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‘Art of Motivation’ at Chicago Comedy Film Festival

By Daniel Patton Nov 8, 2018
New web series features narcissistic characters who go about “undermining each other” with a kind of egotistical finesse that's a joy to watch Open floor plans,...
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